tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post1269567998724406378..comments2024-03-22T12:57:57.273-05:00Comments on WOUNDED BIRD: IS THE HONEYMOON OVER?June Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-78850551163412417242013-04-17T02:04:24.684-05:002013-04-17T02:04:24.684-05:00I'm still holding out hope that this is just d...I'm still holding out hope that this is just due to a Benedict-appointed underling saying "Francis said he approved".<br /><br />I urge the LCWR to <b>appeal directly to Francis</b>, and accept NO MIDDLEMEN until they do!JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-30944999948637029432013-04-16T21:46:12.124-05:002013-04-16T21:46:12.124-05:00The nuns in the RC schools were paid only a pittan...The nuns in the RC schools were paid only a pittance by the parishes, and still today, the schools pay their teachers less than public schools. Of course, most RC schools have no nuns as teachers today, since the great exodus from the convents began in the 1960s.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-48632332059572580052013-04-16T21:36:50.964-05:002013-04-16T21:36:50.964-05:00My understanding is that the Vatican has always tr...My understanding is that the Vatican has always treated nuns as second, if not third-class citizens, and taken their work totally for granted, so, if so, I suppose this is pretty much a continuation of the same.<br /><br />Geaux nuns, is all I can say.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11043992815529452897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-64242828116464484652013-04-16T18:25:03.130-05:002013-04-16T18:25:03.130-05:00whiteycat, I agree. I read an article in the Nati...whiteycat, I agree. I read an article in the <a href="http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/hard-questions-about-francis-argentina-and-lesson-chile" rel="nofollow">National Catholic Reporter</a> that supposedly explored hard questions about Francis, and I came away dissatisfied. I usually trust their reporting, and perhaps they offered all the info that was available, but I felt they were gilding the lily at least a bit. <br /><br />About the nuns, I'll wait and see.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-39710694114421807012013-04-16T17:41:04.261-05:002013-04-16T17:41:04.261-05:00Dream on, Father Martin, dream on! And don't f...Dream on, Father Martin, dream on! And don't forget to keep sipping the Kool Aid. I hate to put it in those terms and I hope I am wrong. History being what it is however .....<br />whiteycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278420345601368200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-17200775285753637812013-04-16T14:52:53.663-05:002013-04-16T14:52:53.663-05:00Yup. Blame Maggie.Yup. Blame Maggie.Lapinbizarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686990585795363001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-67448751107008357662013-04-16T12:22:21.579-05:002013-04-16T12:22:21.579-05:00So that's what it is.So that's what it is.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-87250605858331538892013-04-16T12:10:09.335-05:002013-04-16T12:10:09.335-05:00The new pope, like the old one and like most, if n...The new pope, like the old one and like most, if not all, of the US hierarchy, knows that they're all a bunch of pinko bull-dykes, who want to run the church. That and him, being an Argentinian, having seen in Margaret Thatcher's example what this sort of thing can lead to, what else could the poor guy do?Lapinbizarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686990585795363001noreply@blogger.com